8-letter words containing f, e, a, s
- failsafe — Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly.
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- fainites — a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game
- fainness — the quality of being willing or eager
- faintest — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- fair sex — women as a group (usually used facetiously): an insult to the fair sex.
- fair-use — reasonable and limited use of copyrighted material so as not to infringe upon copyright: The artist's biographer claimed fair use of quotes from unpublished personal letters.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- fakeness — The condition of being fake.
- falafels — Plural form of falafel.
- falsetto — an unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man.
- fameless — widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.
- families — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- famished — extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.
- famishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of famish.
- fan base — the fans of a celebrity, team, media franchise, etc., when considered collectively: The fan base was crushed when the team moved to a different city. The studio marketed the sequels heavily to the franchise’s established fan base.
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- fanciest — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fanfares — Plural form of fanfare.
- fangless — Without fangs.
- fantasie — Obsolete spelling of fantasy.
- fanzines — Plural form of fanzine.
- far east — the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
- far west — the area of the U.S. west of the Great Plains.
- faradise — /far'*-di:z/ [US Geological Survey] To start any hyper-addictive process or trend, or to continue adding current to such a trend. Telling one user about a new octo-tetris game you compiled would be a faradising act - in two weeks you might find your entire department playing the faradic game.
- farceurs — Plural form of farceur.
- farceuse — a woman skilled in farce.
- farinose — yielding farina.
- farnesol — a colorless, unsaturated, liquid alcohol, C 15 H 26 O, having a slight floral odor, extracted from the flowers of the acacia, cassia oil, or the like: used in perfumery.
- farnesyl — (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.
- farriers — Plural form of farrier.
- farthest — being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
- fasciate — bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- fascicle — a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
- fascines — Plural form of fascine.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fast ice — ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water.
- fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fastener — any of various devices for fastening.
- fastness — a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
- fateless — Devoid of fate.
- fatheads — Plural form of fathead.
- fatigues — weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- fattrels — a collection of ribbon-ends
- faunlets — Plural form of faunlet.
- faveolus — a small pit or cavity resembling a cell of a honeycomb; alveola.
- favosite — any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.
- fearless — without fear; bold or brave; intrepid.
- fearsome — causing fear: a fearsome noise.